Yun Daman was startled and frowned, "What's wrong now? Did that young lady get bitten by a rat again?"
A few days ago, after Xiao Xinling woke up, she had been clamoring that her foot had been bitten by a rat...
Later, when Madam Gu took a look, she couldn't help but laugh.
It wasn't a rat bite at all, but a kiss from a mosquito.
In the late autumn, almost all the mosquitoes in the countryside were frozen to death. Only a few "stubborn elements" remained in the warm house...
"Go and take a look!" Zhao Guihua nudged Yun Daman.
Miss Xiao was staying at their house, and after all, she had paid for the room.
"Oh, what should I look at? Si Man is taking care of her. That princess is just looking for trouble!" Yun Daman said grumpily.
The Yun family had already gotten used to calling Xiao Xinling a princess.
And as it turned out, Xiao Xinling was rolling around on the kang, throwing a tantrum because Yun Si Man hadn't woken her up that morning...
"My lady, Si Man said he went to the neighboring village to buy pigs and sheep. Why don't you just make a fuss after he's back?" Nanny Gao stood by the edge of the kang, trying to persuade her.
Even if she was going to make a fuss, she should wait until Si Man returned. Old Man Yun already looked down on her lady, and with her causing trouble every day, who could stand it!
"No, no!" Xiao Xinling rolled around on the kang twice more, her delicate and pretty face turning red. "Where did he go to buy pigs? Why didn't he take me?"
Nanny Gao: "..."
You're going to buy pigs too?
You are a princess of a country, how can you crawl into a pigsty?
"I think it's the new Wang Village next door!" Nanny Gao murmured.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xinling sat up from the kang with a thud. "Go and prepare the carriage, I'm going to Xinwang Village to find Si Man!"
Nanny Gao looked speechless.
Just keep causing trouble. One day, when Si Man gets annoyed, he won't pay attention to you anymore...
"My lady, Xinwang Village is not close. It's almost afternoon. How about... how about not going?" Nanny Gao patiently persuaded.
Xiao Xinling heard this and turned her beautiful eyes. "It's okay if I don't go. Go and ask Aunt Gu what delicious food she's making for dinner!"
She had taken a fancy to the Yun family's fat ducks. If they were plucked and roasted, they would probably be delicious...
"Okay, I'll go and ask now!" Nanny Gao replied and walked out with a helpless expression.
Madam Gu and Du Tieshan were tidying up the room.
The east wing room where Liu Cuirong and Yun Erman used to live had been cleaned up by the mother and daughter-in-law...
Red "xi" characters were also pasted on the window lattices.
"Mom, this kang mat looks a bit dirty. Should I take it out to wash?" Du Tieshan asked.
Madam Gu turned and glanced at it. "If it's too dirty, just discard it. When Erman has time, ask him to buy a new roll from the county town!"
Du Tieshan felt a warmth in her heart...
It seemed she had made the right choice following Erman. The entire Yun family were good people, and they treated her exceptionally well.
From now on, she would live a good life with Yun Erman and strive to have a little girl.
After working for a while, it was almost dark. Du Tieshan took Jin Huaihua to the kitchen to prepare dinner...
The potatoes were peeled, washed, and cut into shreds. Oil was poured into the pot, and the shredded potatoes were stir-fried. In no time, the aroma of the dish filled the air.
Jin Huaihua also pan-fried some dry pancakes, thin and without a trace of oil. After the shredded potatoes were out of the pot, the dry pancakes were also ready...
Du Tieshan peeled a few green onions and fried a bowl of egg sauce. Dinner was ready.
The dry pancakes were rolled with shredded potatoes. For those who didn't want shredded potatoes, they could also roll green onions. For those with big appetites like Daman and Erman, they would eat six or seven dry pancakes in one meal, and a basin of shredded potatoes would be consumed...
Old Man Yun held his wine bowl and sighed, "I wonder when San Man and our daughter will be back, and how the Jin He matter was handled!"
They had been gone for so many days, and the Yun family courtyard was quiet. Moreover, with Young Master Xiao and Kong Xingzhu absent, there was no activity from the west wing either.
Nanny Jin, along with Ruyue and Ruhua, would sweep the floor, cook, and wash quilts every day. When she had nothing to do, she would go to the head of the village to look around, hoping for her young master to return soon...
"Dad, with sister following along, why are you still worried?" Yun Erman took a gulp of wine and said with a smile.
Old Man Yun grunted and looked at Xiao Xinling, whose mouth was almost pouting to the sky. He asked, "What's wrong with you now? Don't you like eating shredded potatoes? Humph, I see you're not starving, you're just thinking about my ducks every day..."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xinling rolled her eyes at Old Man Yun, then took a big bite of the dry pancake. "Humph, annoying!"
The reason she was angry was that Yun Si Man hadn't returned by dark.
This damned fellow didn't even put her in his eyes anymore.
"Erman, take a closer look tomorrow and see if anything is missing," Madam Gu said to Yun Erman, instructing, "Also, have the invitations been sent out?"
Yun Erman let out a burp, picked up the plate, and scooped the remaining shredded potatoes into Du Tieshan's bowl. "Mom, all the invitations have been sent out. I've also invited Magistrate Chen, and he will definitely come on the wedding day..."
Since the old Yun family moved to Dashui Village, they had been attending various events. Although they had hosted many banquets themselves, none of them were formal.
This time, Yun Erman was getting married, and the villagers would have to give some gifts, otherwise, their family would suffer a great loss.
"Then do you think anything else is missing?" Madam Gu asked.
"Nothing is missing, nothing is missing. The bedding and quilts are all new, even the curtains and door curtains are new. Nothing is missing..." Yun Erman said with a smile.
When he married Liu Cuirong back then, he didn't have such good conditions.
It was good enough to have enough to eat.
Du Tieshan looked at the shredded potatoes in her bowl, tears welling up in her eyes.
It's so good!
She hadn't expected the Yun family to hold such a grand wedding, as if they were marrying a new bride, it was extremely lively...
"Mom, do you think San Man and sister can make it back by then?" Yun Daman suddenly asked.
It would be so boring at the wedding without their third brother and sister.
Madam Gu smiled slightly. "If they can't make it back, we'll postpone it for a few days. I'll calculate the time, and they should be back soon!"
Xiao Xinling ate a dry pancake, and her stomach felt a bit blocked. She took a sip of water to feel better.
She looked at Madam Gu and said, "If Erman marries Shanshan, I, this young lady, will also give a gift, six taels of silver, not more, not less. I wish you both great success and an early birth of your child..."
"Oh, that won't do!" Yun Erman refused outright. "How can I accept Miss Xiao's money? No, no!"
As long as you don't cause trouble at the wedding.
"Humph, whether you want it or not!" Xiao Xinling stood up and patted Du Tieshan's shoulder. "This six taels of silver is my dowry for Shanshan. She's marrying into your family and has nothing, isn't she afraid of being laughed at?"
As soon as she said this, the Yun family fell silent...